Session 18 - March 23, 2020

After clearing and looting the bandit’s cave, The Liberators continue on toward Itzocan. They eventually spot a group of goliaths in the distance. The group decides to avoid any trouble and pass by. As they walk by, one of the goliaths spots something in the air and draws her bow. Stitch recognizes the object in the sky to be Qarl in his flying machine, and immediately throws his hammer at the goliath to try and stop the attack. The goliaths approach the party and resolve the matter peacefully. The group settles in for the night at the goliath camp after offering troll dicks as a snack and discussing the situation with the storm.

Rested, the group sets out up the foothills of the Glistern Mountains. The storm is relentless. As they enter inside it, the group is bombarded with intense blasts of lightning from the sky. Stitch successfully uses the Amulet of Dushara to deflect them. The blue dragon appears. He tells Stitch that anyone who wields that type of power must prove himself worthy, and lowers his head to the ground, inviting the party to climb on his back. They fly to a flattened, level cliff where the storm seems to have no effect. They land near four large glyphs arranged in a square on the ground. The dragon explains that this is the resting place of Dushara. He tells Stitch that in order to become the Avatar of Storms, and Shep and Jehnor his ushers, they must overcome the trial of the elements. The glyphs begin to glow and an earth, water, air and fire elemental appear and attack the group. The fight is difficult, but they eventually triumph over the elemental monstrosities.

The dragon ascends to the ground as the storm begins arcing huge bolts of lightning at Stitch, who is unaffected by the electrical energy. He congratulates the group on overcoming the trial and upon noticing the group’s lizards, offers the party a sack which contains the phallus of the giant, Aboleth so that they will be nourished and grow. The dragon takes flight toward the eastern end of the mountains. Shortly after feeding pieces of the phallus to their lizards, Stitch feels the electricity in his body surge as he absorbs the storm and the sky is cleared.

The group decides to rest for the night before heading to Itzocan. They wake up to find the lizards have grown and their scales have become larger and thicker. Not long into the morning, The Liberators arrive at the edges of Itzocan. The guards immediately recognize Stitch and inform him there is trouble in the village. The Yuan-Ti have attacked and Stitch’s father, Flame has gone missing.